Sunnysoul

No it isn't Sean, NOT Australian at all !

PM-d you !

I'm interested in Eula Cooper. Please PM me.

The Aussie release on MCA was only issued as a stock copy.

CHARTBUSTERS USA LP released on UK Columbia in 1966 (Columbia SX 6016) and featuring (for the time) rare Okeh soul sides Absolutely seminal LP and sleeve notes by Record Mirror champion of soul and rnb music Norman Jopling.

Does an official seven inch of this exist ?

Very hard on Aussie Ampar , Sean !!!

Hi Sue, both are Australian artists of course, as Godz showed above, both only released in Australia, never in the UK. I've found copies of both records quite regularly over the last 30 years. They're of more interest to Aussie beat collectors really and not really worth much either because they're relatively common. I remember I played the Laurie Allen disc a couple of times at the first Sydney northern soul nights back in 1981 but it cleared the floor. No surprise really, it isn't very good ! There are plenty of other superior versions of Cool Jerk floating around ... Cheers !

"low on knowledge" is usually the case Pete ... rather than deception ...

Terry Callier must be a 12" ... never on a 7" .. was it ???

Pete That's how my ORIGINAL Soul Bros Inc "Pyramid " 45 arrived a few years ago , in fact in even more numerous smaller pieces ...

I have a vinyl demo of the Ad Libs , plays beautifully, no hiss or intrusive noise at all ...

In your own backyard in three weeks time, Melbourne Soul Weekender, 29-31 May 2009, 3 big nights at selected venues, check your guides as they say ...

Surely the greatest foreign language Northern Soul artist of them all ... Italy's answer to Geno Washington ... Here he is ... Mr Rocky Roberts !!!

Totally live and breathe Soul music, every second of every day ...

I have this on a nice Aussie Island release. Think I might play it at the Melbourne Soul Weekender in a few weeks time !!!

I have a copy of Willie Hutch "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" b/w "Slick"on Motown Yesteryear Y558F ... only thing is, instead of playing "Slick" it actually plays The Shangri Las "Leader of The Pack" !!!!!!!

Had a feeling you'd be the first to post, Pete ! Was that "Funny Face Girl" ?

Is anyone able to post a promotional photo of Roy Docker (with Music Through Six 6) who did that version of Leon Haywood's "Mellow Moonlight" on the Domain logo. And how 'bout a photo of Gene "Sign On the Dotted Line" Latter ? The Ray King Soul Band ?

AUSTRALIA , of course ...

The First Class LP from 1980 is a rare LP, probably because Sugarhill and Sylvia Robinson were starting to get into financial difficulties around this time and therefore production and distribution would have been affected, so the LP always fetches a relatively high price (often $300-400+ US) on the odd occasion it shows up on ebay or elsewhere . It's also an excellent LP musically. However because of the varying productions and slightly dated arrangements (for 1980) (which is a complement by the way !!! ) throughout each of the tracks it has led me to conclude that the tracks were "in the can" so to speak from earlier sessions in previous years, possibly around the time of their excellent officially released first LP from 1976 on All Platinum which in itself is well worth getting ... and at a much cheaper price ... None of the tracks on the 1980 LP were previously released , either as a 45 or on the first LP, so the 1980 LP is not a re-release at all .

Bob, have you ever thought of writing a book on Chicago Soul , one that goes into even greater detail and depth than Robert Pruter's excellent work ?

Unbelieveable and fantastic footage from the girls. The only previous film available was them doing You're Absolutely Right. Now there's this ...

In the 60's, The UK had Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band ... Italy had Rocky Roberts and the Airedales ... And France had the great Vigon !!! See him here with his hit version of Bob & Earl's Harlem Shuffle ... ">